Curriculum–Vitae

Name: Dr Yam Bahadur Roka

MBBS, MS Surgery, MCh. Neurosurgery, Fellow: Skull Base & Vascular

Surgery, IFAANS

Wife: Dr Narayani Roka Bhattarai,

MBBS, MS Ophthalmology, Fellow Cornea & External Eye Disease

Children: Suyam Roka M/15 yrs

Safin Roka M/14 yrs

Present Appointment

Medical Director

Chief of Neurosurgery

Neuro Cardio and Multispecialty Hospital

Biratnagar, Nepal

dramroka@yahoo.com

+9779841256560

Vice-President: Nepalese Society of Neurosurgeons (NESON)

Senior vice President, Nepal Medical Association (NMA) Eastern Nepal

General Secretary: Neurovascular chapter of NESON

Past appointments:

Editor in Chief: Nepal Journal of Neuroscience (2017-19)

Editor: Journal of Nepal Medical association (JNMA)

Jt. Secretary: of Neurosurgical society of Nepal ( NESON) (2014-16)

Treasurer: of Neurosurgical society of Nepal ( NESON)( 2012-14)

Executive member: of Neurosurgical society of Nepal ( NESON) (2010-14)

Senior vice President, Nepal Medical Association (NMA) Eastern Nepal (2012-15)

Awards:

For contribution/ development to Neurosurgery in Eastern Nepal (2009-present)

President of Nepal Suprabal Jana Seva Shri Medal 2019

Icons of Health Care International Award, Singapore, July 2018

R. Zilinskas International Excellence Award for Neurosurgical services, 2018

Indo –Nepal Shiromani Award, 2015

Focus Nepal Special services Award, 2014

Dahal International foundation: Doctor of the year 2014

Janabidroh National Newspaper: Medical person of the year 2012

Biratnagar Jaycees club: Medical person of the year 2011

International awards/Grant:

1. Epilepsy travel fellowship of ILAE Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-2004

2. Codman Fellowship of WFNS, Boston USA-2009

3. 9th Cerebrovascular fellowship, Nagoya, Japan-2009

4. Travel award IOEC Melbourne, Australia 2010

5. WFNS travel grant, Seoul Korea, 2013

Membership:

1. American Association of Neurological surgeons (AANS)

2. Congress of Neurological surgeons (CNS), USA.

3. AANS/CNS section on Trauma and Critical Care, Tumor and Vascular surgery

4. Fellow, World Federation of Neurosurgical societies (WFNS)

5. World Stroke Organization (WSO)

6. International Headache Society (IHS)

7. Life member Neurosurgical society of India (NSI)

8. Life member Neurosurgical society of Nepal(NESON)

9. Life member of Nepal Epilepsy Society.

10. Life member of Nepal Medical Association(NMA)

11. Life member of Society of Surgeons of Nepal (SSN)

Peer Reviewer:

1. International surgery of Gastrointestinal Cancer

2. Journal of Pediatric Neurology

3. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences

4. International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences

5. Journal Of Emergencies Trauma And Shock

6. Annals Of Maxillofacial Surgery

7. Journal Of Neurosciences In Rural Practice

8. Journal of Case Reports-BMJ

Research
International:

1. STITCH II trial (New Castle University, UK), Principal investigator, Nepal: 2008-Present

2. STITCH trauma (New Castle University, UK), Principal investigator, Nepal:2009- Present

3. CRASH3 Trail: London school of medicine, U.K. (2013-19)

4. SYNAPSE ICU study 2019

National:

1. Role of citicoline in traumatic head injury –(Stroke trials registry, Washington)

2. Profile of head injury patients in eastern Nepal.

3. Clinicopathological profile of brain abscess

4. Clinical profile of colorectal carcinoma-completed

5. Epidemiological risk factors for carcinoma breast in eastern Nepal –completed

6. Backache in nurses: at BPKIHS- Completed

7. Epidemiological study of seizure disorder in Eastern Nepal- >200 cases recruited

8. Epidemiological study of ICH in Eastern Nepal

Assistant Editor:

Journal of Society of surgeons of Nepal (2009-12)

Nepal Journal of Neuroscience (2012-15)

Asian Journal of Medical sciences (2013-15)

Journal of Nepal Medical Association (2013-16)

Academic qualification:

Level Board/University Percentage Year

1. SLC CBSE, N. Delhi 74% 1987

2. SSLC CBSE, N. Delhi 84%

(98/100 in Biology) 1989

3. MBBS Banaras Hindu

University, India 1st Div. 1997

4. M.S. (Surgery) Rajiv Gandhi University 1st Div 2000

of Health sciences,
Bangalore, India

5. MRCS Ed Part I RCS Edinburgh,UK 77 % 2006

6. MRCS Ed Part II RCS Edinburgh,UK 79% 2006

7 M.Ch Neurosurgery NAMS, Nepal 2008

8. Fellowship (Skull Base Surgery & Vascular) SGH/NNI, Singapore 2007-8

Others:
9. DNB-I, New Delhi Pass 1997
(Diplomate of
National Board)

10. International English Language Certification (IELTS), UK 8/9 Score

Work Experience:

Past appointments and Experience:

Neurosurgery:

1999 Resident NIMHANS, Bangalore, India

2003 Fellow AIIMS, New Delhi, India
2004-2006 Registrar Neurosurgery Dept, Kathmandu
2007 Fellow Neurosurgery Dept, SGH, Singapore
2007 Clinical associate Neurosurgery Dept, SGH, Singapore
2007-2008 Registrar Neurosurgery Dept, TTSH, Singapore
2008-09 Chief Neurosurgical Unit
B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
Dharan, Nepal
General surgery:

1997-2000 Resident in surgery Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, India

2000-2001 Senior Resident Dept of Surgery, BPKIHS, Nepal
2001-2004 Assistant Professor Dept of Surgery, BPKIHS, Nepal
2008-2009 Additional Professor Dept of Surgery, BPKIHS, Nepal
Training Experience:

1. Trauma Workshop LTM hospital Sion, Mumbai, India.

2. Neurosurgery at National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience,

Bangalore, 1999

3. Oncosurgery at Kidwai Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, 1999

4. CardioThoracic Surgery at Jaydeva Institute of Cardioloy, Bangalore, 1999

5. International Trauma workshop in BPKIHS, February 2002

6. Teachers Training workshop, BPKIHS, Nepal

7. Neurosurgery at AIIMS, New Delhi, 2002-2003

8. Suture Material workshop at BPKIHS, Nepal

9. Annual Micro-Neurosurgery Workshop, AIIMS, N. Delhi, 2003

10. Training by NHRC Kathmandu, Nepal, 2003

11. Basic and Advamnced Cardiac Life Support, Singapore 2008

12. Certificate in conscious Sedation Anesthesia, Nagoya, Japan, 2009

13. Aesculap-NNI Cadaveric workshop at SGH, Singapore 2008-9

14. BCLS, ACLS, Certification 2007, Singapore

Papers authored and presented:

1. XII Conference of the Indian Society of Gastroenterologists, Hyderabad, India,

September 2002

1. Gall Bladder polyps: report of 11 cases

2. Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis presenting with perforative peritonitis:report of 4

cases

II.VI International surgical Conference of SSN.Nepal, November 2002

1. Devascularization In Extrahepatic Portal Hypertension; EARLY EXPERIENCE

2. Conservative management of splenic trauma

III. ANEMECON Nepal 2003, March

1. Diagnostic laparoscopy in abdominal TB

2. Bochdalek hernia in adult: report of a rare case.

3. Multiple Burr Holes in management of avulsion of scalp.

4. Poster presentation

IV. IVth National Conference of SSN, Nepal, November 2003

1. Neurosurgery at BPKIHS: a beginning

2. Fracture of Penis: experience of 8 cases

3. Thoracoscopic sympathectomy in Buergers disease

4. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a rural based hospital : an Audit

5. Polypoidal lesions of gall bladder: series of 11 cases

6. Clinical profile of colorectal carcinoma

7. Intra-abdominal cyst in childhood

8. Atypical cases presenting at the surgical clinics

V. 63rd Annual conference of the Association of Surgeons of India. Pune,

December 2003

1. Irreducible groin hernia: review of 100 cases

2. Fracture of Penis: experience of 8 cases

VI: Joint NSCN- British Neurosurgeons Conference, Febraury 2004

Neurosurgery in Eastern Nepal

VII: Monthly Scientific Meeting of Surgeons of Nepal, Kathmandu, june 2004

Giant Intracranial Aneurysm

VIII: VIIth International Surgical Conference of SSN

Posterior fossa EDH review of 40 cases

IX: ANEMECON Conference March 2005

X: The 3rd South Asian Neurosurgical Congress , Karachi, Pakistan, March 2005

1. Posterior fossa EDH review of 40 cases

XI: Annual conference of NeuroTrauma Society of India, Kolkata, August 2005

Role of Early Tracheostomy in Head Inuury

XII: 5th National Conference of SSN, December 2005

Expanding Scope of Neuro-Endoscopy as practiced in NNRC

Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Indications and results

XIII: Annual Day of BPKIHS

Emergency Surgery in Eastern Nepal

Daycare Surgery in Eastern Nepal

Degloving injury of scalp: primary management by repeat burr hole

DU perforation in children

Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy

Risk factors of Carcinoma breast in Eastern Nepal

Conservative management of splenic trauma

Fracture of the Penis

Laparoscopy in Abdominal TB

Bochdalek Hernia in adult: case report

Spigelian hernia with intra-abdominal testes: case report

Abdominal cyst in children

TB of Sternum and chest wall: case report

XIV: 2nd Nepal – Japan Neurosurgery Conference, 22 - 23 September

2006, Pokhara, Nepal

Neurosurgery in Eastern Nepal: a new beginning

XV: VIII International Surgical Conference, 23 - 25 November 2006, Kathmandu,

Nepal

XVI: 1st National Conference of Nepalese Society of Neurosurgeons and WFNS

course, 18 - 20 April 2009, Kathmandu, Nepal

XVII: 3rd Nepal- Japan Neurosurgical conference, 14 - 15 March 2010, Kathmandu,

Nepal
XVIII: 5th South Asian Neurosurgical and 2nd National Conference of Nepalese

Society of Neurosurgeons (NESON), 11 - 13 March 2012, Kathmandu, Nepal

Neurovascular and Neuro-Oncology surgery in Eastern Nepal : a new beginning

XIX: 15th WFNS World Congress of Neurosurgery, 08 - 13 September 2013, Seoul,

South Korea

Single stage bilateral non-decompressive surgery for severe TBI

XX: 3rd NESON and 4th NJNC combined neurosurgical meeting, 30 - 31 October

2015, Kathmandu, Nepal

Surgery for intracranial aneurysm in eastern Nepal

Neuro Oncology in Eastern Nepal

XXI: 4th Annual Congress of Nepalese Society of Neurosurgeons, 01 - 02 October

2016, Kathmandu, Nepal

Surgery for intracranial aneurysm in eastern Nepal

XXII: 1st International and 5th Annual congress of Nepalese Society of

Neurosurgeons, 10 - 11 March 2017, Kathmandu, Nepal

Neurovascular surgery in Eastern Nepal

XXIII: 14th international conference of SSN, 29 Nov-Dec, 2018 Kathmandu Nepal

Challenges in surgery for intracerebral aneurysm surgery in Eastern Nepal

XXIV: NESON CME Spine chapter, Eastern Nepal. August 2, 2019

Experience and technical notes on ACDF/Cage plating

 List of publications

Non-Medical Books:

1. 108 Poems volume 1. 2019, Peace Book publications, Kathmandu, Nepal.

2. 108 Poems volume 2. 2020, Peace Book publications, Kathmandu, Nepal.

3. 108 Poems volume 3.2020, Peace Book publications, Kathmandu, Nepal.

4. 108 Poems volume 4-7.2020, Peace Book publications, Kathmandu, Nepal.

(Final Draft)

5. The Last Yeti (FICTION) [ Proof reading]

Medical:

Original articles:

1. Roka YB. Outcome of Lumbar Drain in Delayed Communicating Hydrocephalus

Secondary to Traumatic and Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Nepal Journal

of Neuroscience. 2020 Apr 5;17(1):21-7.

2. Y B Roka. Fourteen years of Nepal Journal of Neuroscience. Nepal Journal of

Neuroscience 15:6-9, 2018

3. Y B Roka. Review of materials used and our experience with bone cement

cranioplasty. Nepal Journal of Neuroscience. Nepal Journal of Neuroscience 14:7-

13, 2017

4. Y B Roka. Telovelar Approach to IVth Ventricle Tumor: Experience and Review of

Literature. Nepal Journal of Neuroscience 14:16-20, 2017

5. Y B Roka, Afjal F, Jha A, Lohani B. Single Burr Hole and Drainage in Chronic

Subdural Hematoma: Outcome in Consecutive 333 Cases. Nepal Journal of

Neuroscience Vol 13, No 1 (2016)

6. Y B Roka, D Jaisy. Epidemiological Profile and Outcome in 100 Cases of Severe

Traumatic Brain Injury from Eastern Nepal Nepal Journal of Neuroscience 11:59-64,

2014

7. Y B Roka, AJ Thapa. Non Decompressive Single Stage Bilateral Craniotomy in

Traumatic Brain Injury. Nepal Journal of Neuroscience 10:45-48, 2013

8. YB Roka, S Dhungana, M Shrestha, PR Puri, A Chaudhary, S Aryal, RR Adhikari,

M Deo. Profile of Admissions to Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit: Experience from

the Only Centre in Eastern Nepal. PMJN, Vol 11, No 2 (2011)

9. Y B Roka, M Shrestha, P Raj Puri, HB Adhikari. Surgery for intracranial aneurysm

in eastern Nepal: a new beginning. Nepal J neuroscience, 9:5-9, 2012

10. A. Bajracharya, A. Agrawal, Y B Roka, CS Agrawal, O. Lewis. Spectrum of surgical

trauma and head injuries at a university hospital in eastern Nepal. J Neurosci Rural

Pract 2010 1: 2-8

11. Y.B. Roka, A. Shah. Post Traumatic Epidural Hematoma: Outcome Analysis in 68

Consecutive Unselected Cases. Nepal Journal of Neuroscience 1:6-9, 2010

12. Khadka NK, Sharma GR, Roka YB, Kumar P, Bista P, Adhikari D, Devkota UP.

Single burr hole drainage for chronic subdural haematoma. Nepal Med Coll J 2008 ;

10:254-7

13. Roka YB, Kumar P, Bista P, Sharma GR, Adhikari D, Khadka NK, Devkota UP.

Role of repeat CT scan head in initially inoperable cases of traumatic head injury.

Nepal Med Coll J 2008;10:225-9

14. Bista P, Roka YB. Cervical spondylosis in Nepalese porters. J Nepal Med Assoc

2008 ;47:220-3

15. Roka YB, Kumar P, Bista P, Sharma GR, Adhikari P. Traumatic posterior fossa

extradural haematoma. J Nepal Med Assoc 2008 ;47:174-8

16. Roka YB, Kumar P, Bista P, Sharma GR, Adhikari D, Devkota UP. Sublabial

transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary tumours:analysis of 83 cases PMJN 2008 8.1;

13-7

17. Roka YB, Kumar P, Bista P, Sharma GR, Adhikari D, Devkota UP. Anterior cervical

discectomy and fusion:review of 101 cases. PMJN 2008 8.1; 99-02

18. Roka YB, Kumar P, Bista P, Sharma GR, Adhikari D. Expanding scope of

neuroendoscopy in a developing country. PMJN 2009 8; 2

19. SK Subedi, YB Roka, S Adhikari, CS Agrawal, N Shadke. Epidemiological risk

factors for carcinoma breast in eastern Nepal.2004 JSSN 7.1; 34-7

Case reports:

1. Roka YB, Shrestha S, Roka N, Karki M. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome in a Child on

Phenytoin, Exacerbated with Cefixime. Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society. 2019

Dec 31;39(3):193-6.

2. Roka YB, Roka N. Cerebral Tuberculoma of Right Frontal Lobe in an Unconscious

Patient. Journal of Nepal Health Research Council. 2020 Apr 20;18(1):138-41.

3. Karki M, Thapa AJ, Roka YB. Prolonged Coma after Pituitary Macro-adenoma

Surgery: A Case Report with Short Literature review. Nepal Medical College

Journal. 2019 Nov 26;21(3):244-8.

4. Roka YB. Sturge Weber syndrome. Nepal Journal of Neuroscience. 2019 Oct

17;16(2):46-9.

5. Roka YB, Roka N, Pandey SR. Primary Pituitary Tubercular Abscess: A Case

Report. Journal of the Nepal Medical Association. 2019 May 1;57(217).

6. Roka YB, Karki M, Thapa AJ, Roka N. Situs Inversus Totalis with Hydrocephalus in

an Adult: A Rare Case Report. Nepal Journal of Neuroscience. 2019 Jun

13;16(1):48-50.

7. Roka, N., & Roka, Y. (2018). Traumatic Luxation of the Eye Ball with Optic Nerve

Transection Following Road Traffic Accident: Report of Two Cases and Brief

Review of Literature. Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology, 10(2), 196-202

8. Y B Roka, SR Pandey, N Roka. Solitary skull metastases from breast carcinoma.

Nepal Journal of Neuroscience, 15: 38-39 2018

9. Y B Roka, Mohan Karki. Post Traumatic Chronic Encapsulated Intracerebral

Hematoma in a Child: Case Report and Brief Review of Literature. Nepal Journal of

Neuroscience, 14: 3, 2017

10. Y B ROKA. Isolated cervical anterior spinal artery aneurysm: case report. British

Journal of Neurosurgery. https://doi.org/10.1080/02688697.2017.1384790

11. Y B Roka. N R Bhattarai. Giant Sellar/Supra Sellar Arachnoid Cyst with Visual

Loss: 5 Years Follow-Up Post Cystocisternostomy .Nepal Journal of Neuroscience

14:23-24, 2017

12. Y B Roka, N R Bhattarai. Self-Inflicted Orbito-Cranial Injury Secondary to Gunshot:

Case Report. Journal of College of Medical Sciences 13. 3 (2017)

13. Y B Roka, Alok Jha. A Case of Large Benign Bifrontal Cyst. Nepal Journal of

Neuroscience 13:47, 2016

14. Y. B Roka, M. Shrestha. Single Stage Clipping of Bilateral Middle Cerebral

Aneurysms. Nepal Journal of Neuroscience 10:86-87, 2013

15. Roka N, Roka YB, Traumatic avulsion and bilateral eye loss: report of two cases.

Acharya R. Nepal J Ophthalmol. 2013 Jul;5(10):272-4.

16. Y B Roka, Narayani Roka, Manzil Shrestha, Puspa R Puri, Hari B Adhikari.

Penetrating head injury with bilateral eye avulsion due to Himalayan bears bite.

Emergency Medicine Australasia. 24, 6, 677–679, 2012

17. YB Roka, N Roka, HB Adhikari. Lamotrigine Induced Severe Cutaneous Reaction.

J Nepal Paediatr Soc 2012;32(2):172-174

18. Y B Roka, Manzil Shrestha, Pushpa Raj Puri,HB Adhikari .High Cervical

Nondysraphic Intradural Extramedullary Lipoma . accepted in Neurology India, 2012

19. Roka Y B, Puri P R, Ahmad W S, Bista B K. Sturge Weber Syndrome Presenting

With Intractable Seizures: Case Report. JIOM 2011

20. Y B Roka, Manzil Shrestha, Pushpa Raj Puri, Sameer Aryal. Cerebellar Mutism

after Pineal Tumour Excision: A Case Report. J Nep Paedtr Soc 2010;31(2):124-

126

21. Y B Roka, R Thapa, P R Puri, S Aryal. Van Gogh Syndrome. J Nepal Health Res

Counc (2011) 9 (18) : 79-81

22. Nepal A, Joshi RR, Bhandary S, Mathur NN, Roka YB, Yadav R. Penetrating neck

injury by an arrow: a paradigm of age old assault. Nepal Med Coll J. 2010 ;12:58-60

23. Roka YB, Gupta R, Bajracharya A. Unusual Cause for Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt

Failure: Carcinoma Breast Compressing Distal Catheter. Neurol India 2010 58(4):

662-4

24. Roka YB, Nepal A. Unusual cause for unilateral headache: a quadrigeminal cistern

arachnoid cyst. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2010 Jun;39(6):495-2

25. Y B Roka, M Shrestha, S Pandey . Sacrococcygeal Teratoma in a Child: A Case

Report. JNPS 2010;30(2):113-5

26. Y B Roka, Gunraj Paudel, Bidur Khatri, Sunil Munakomi. Case Report. Clinical,

Radiological and Endocrinological Findings in a case of McCune-Albright

Syndrome. Turk neurosurg DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.2387-09.2

27. Y. Roka, G. Paudel, K. Bidur, S. Munakomi, N. Roka: Transorbito-cranial injury with

intra-ventricular hematoma and hydrocephalus. The Internet Journal of

Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2010 7: 2

28. Y.B. Roka, G. Paudel, B. K.C & S. Munakomi : Spontaneous Subdural Hematoma

Secondary to Warfarin Toxicity in a Case with Deep Vein Thrombosis and

Pulmonary Embolism. The Internet Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2010 6:2

29. Roka Y.B, Bajracharya A, Shah S, Shrestha K. Acute Epidural Hematoma after

Evacuation of Chronic Subdural Hematoma: A Case Report. Nepal Journal of

Neuroscience 6:65-67, 2009

30. Y B Roka, A Bajracharya, K Shrestha, S Khaniya. Parietal Epidural Dermoid

Mimicking a Scalp Abscess in an Infant: Case Report. J Nepal Paediatr Soc 29: 98-

100

31. Y B Roka, G Paudel, KC Bidur, S Munakomi. The Diencephalic Syndrome of

Russell: A Case Report. J Nepal Paediatr Soc 2010 30: 60-63

32. Y. Roka, G. Paudel, B. K.C, S. Munakomi : Chronic Subdural Hematoma In A Case

Of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt. The Internet Journal of Neurosurgery. 2009 6; 2

33. Y. B. Roka, S. Adhikary, R. Regmi, C. S. Agrawal, N. S. Hadke. Acute Acalculous

Cholecystitis with Gall Bladder Perforation. ANZ J Surg 2004; 74 :A78 (Suppl)

34. Roka YB, Bista P, Sharma GR, Sultania PK. Cerebellopontine epidermoid

presenting with trigeminal neuralgia for 10 years: a case report. Cases J 2009

18;2:9345

35. Roka YB, Koirala R, Bajracharya A, Shah S, Khaniya S. Giant sacrococcygeal

teratoma in an adult: case report. Br J Neurosurg 2009 ;23:628-9

36. Roka YB, Bista P, Sharma GR, Adhikari D, Kumar P. Frontal recurrence of

medulloblastoma five years after excision and craniospinal irradiation .Indian J

Pathol Microbiol. 2009 ;52:383-5

37. Jha R, Sharma GR, Kumar P, Roka YB. Spontaneous intracystic hemorrhage of the

arachnoid cyst: a case report and review of literature. J Nepal Med Assoc 2008 ;

47:228-31

38. Devkota UP, Kumar P, Roka YB. Surgery for posterior fossa EDH. PMJN 2006 6.1

50-2

39. R Kansakar, K Tamrakar, S Manadhar, YB Roka. Perforation of bowel by VP shunt

in a case of appendicitis: case report.2007 JSSN 10.1; 31-3

40. S Adhikari, YB Roka, U Sharma, R Yadav, R Regmi, U nepal, CS Agrawal, NS

Hadke. Bochdalek hernia in adulthood-a rare variety and diagnostic

conundrum.2003 JSSN 6.1;53-4

41. S Adhikari, GDev, YB Roka, NS Hadke. Duodenal Tuberculosis. 2002 JSSN 5;74-7
Letter to the Editor:

1. Roka YB, Shrestha M, Puri PR, Aryal S. Fatal inadvertent intracranial insertion of a

nasogastric tube. Neurol India. 2010 Sep-Oct;58(5):802-4.

Review article:

1. Karki M, Roka YB. Pterional Surgery vs. Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal

Surgery for the Resection of Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma: A Systematic Review of
Ophthalmological and Surgical Outcomes. Iranian Journal of Neurosurgery. 2019 Jan
10;5(1):1-4.

2. Roka YB. Review in The Management of Post-Craniotomy Pain. Nepal Journal of

Neuroscience. 2019 Jun 12;16(1):3-9.

3. Roka, Y.B. (2018). Brief Review of Machine Learning in Neurosurgery. Nepal Journal of

Neuroscience, 15(3), 3-7.

4. Y B Roka. Concussion injury in sports: Brief review of the Epidemiology and initial

management. Nepal Journal of Neuroscience. 15(2):11-17, 2018

5. Y B Roka. Plagiarism: Types, Causes and How to Avoid This Worldwide Problem. Nepal

Journal of Neuroscience, Volume 14, Number 3, 2017

6. Y B Roka. Cerebral Abscess: Recent Trends in Pathophysiology and Management.

Nepal Journal of Neuroscience 9: 50-56, 2012

Editorial:

1. Roka YB. The Dunning-Krueger effect in Neurosurgery. Nepal Journal of

Neuroscience. 2019 Oct 16;16(2):1-2.

2. Roka YB. Music in the operating theatre: to listen or not to listen remains a

question?. Nepal Journal of Neuroscience. 2019 Jun 12;16(1):1-2.

3. Roka, Y.B. (2018). Patients and Gratitude in Neurosurgery. Nepal Journal of

Neuroscience, 15(3), 1-2.

 4. Y B Roka. Competition and Advertising in Medicine. Nepal Journal of

Neuroscience. 15(2):2, 2018

5. Y B Roka. Subspecialties in Neurosurgery: Are We Ready? Nepal Journal of

Neuroscience. 15(1):1-2, 2018

6. Y B Roka. The recent trend of plagiarism in Nepal. Nepal Journal of Neuroscience

14:1-1, 2017

7. Y B Roka. Neurosurgery in Eastern Nepal: The Past, Present and Future and A

Near Decade of Personal Experience. Nepal Journal of Neuroscience, Volume 14,

Number 2, 2017

Neuro view box:

1. Roka YB. Giant Occipital Osteoma:“Horn in the Back”. Nepal Journal of

Neuroscience. 2019 Oct 17;16(2):63-4.

2. Roka YB. Giant Thrombosed" Divine Clipped" Vertebral Artery Aneurysm

Presenting with Severe Vertigo. Nepal Journal of Neuroscience. 2019 Jun

13;16(1):65-6.

3. Y B Roka. Corpus callosum Agenesis presenting in an Adult. Nepal Journal of

Neuroscience 15(2):55, 2018

4. Y B Roka. Post Infective Temporal Artery Ruptured Pseudoaneurysm. Nepal

Journal of Neuroscience 15(1):43, 2018

5. Y B Roka. A Jha. A Case of Large Benign Bifrontal Cyst. Nepal Journal of

Neuroscience 13:47-47, 2016

6. Y B. Roka, G Paudel, Bidur K.C, S Munakomi. A Bony Expansive Mass: Neuro

View Box. Nepal Journal of Neuroscience 6:72, 2009

 7. Y B Roka, R Koirala. Nontraumatic Intradiploic Arachnoid Cyst of the Posterior

Fossa. Nepal Journal of Neuroscience 7:1, 2010

Obituary:

1. Y B Roka. Obituary: Dr Upendra Prasad Devkota. Nepal Journal of Neuroscience

15(2): 2, 2018

2. Y B Roka. Obituary: Dr Bal Krishna Thapa. Nepal Journal of Neuroscience 15(1): 1,

2018

Research Publications (Collaborator):

1. Mendelow AD, Gregson BA, Rowan EN, Murray GD, Gholkar A, Mitchell PM;

STICH II Investigators. Early surgery versus initial conservative treatment in

patients with spontaneous supratentorial lobar intracerebral haematomas (STICH

II): a randomised trial. Lancet. 2013 Aug 3; 382(9890):397-408.

2. Barbara A Gregson, Gordon D Murray, Patrick M Mitchell, Elise N Rowan, Anil R

Gholkar, A David Mendelow. Update on the Surgical Trial in Lobar Intracerebral

Haemorrhage (STICH II): statistical analysis plan Trials. 2012; 13: 222. Published

online 2012 Nov 21. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-13-222 PMCID: PMC3543336 PMID:

23171588

3. A David Mendelow, Barbara A Gregson, Patrick M Mitchell, Gordon D Murray, Elise

N Rowan, Anil R Gholkar and for the STICH II Investigators. Surgical Trial in Lobar

Intracerebral Haemorrhage (STICH II) Protocol

Trials2011,12:124http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/12/1/124TRIALS© 2011

Acknowledgement:
 1. D R Shakya, L G Wilson, B H Paudel. Laughter - A Manifestation of Seizure: A Case

Report and Review. Nepal Journal of Neuroscience 6:58-60, 2009 (Acknowledgement)

Other Miscellaneous:

1. Open water Scuba Diver Certification (PADI), with diving in Singapore, Malaysia,

Maldives, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

2. 1 star Kayaking Certification: Singapore Kayak Association.

3. White water rafting in various rivers in Nepal ( Trishuli, Bhote Koshi, Tamor, Sapta

Koshi).

4. Paragliding and Canyoning from Pokhara, Nepal.

5. Conducting multiple yearly free health camps/ presentations in Eastern Nepal

6. Sky Diving (TWICE) from Sydney, Australia.